Terrence Xavier Dwyer, MD| Rheumatology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Dwyer is a member of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute and specializes in:
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Bursopathy
- Muscle Injection
- Osteoporosis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sjogrens Syndrome Treatment
- Tendinitis
- Vasculitis Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis
- Arthritis Of The Thumb
- Arthropathy
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Chronic Gouty Arthritis
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- De Quervain's Thyroiditis
- Dermatomyositis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Episcleritis
- Gout
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Iris Disorders
- Knee Pain
- Lupus Nephritis
- Myopathies
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteoarthritis Of Hand Joints
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polyarticular Arthritis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Pseudogout
- Psoriasis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Soft Tissue Inflammation
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tendinitis
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Thumb Synovitis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
Procedures I perform
- Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Test
- Arthrocentesis
- Bone Density Scan
- Bone Density Test
- Bone Density Testing
- Bursitis Treatment
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Muscle Injection
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Sjogrens Syndrome Treatment
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Vasculitis Treatment
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Indemnity
- Navigate
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UHC Passport
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare FFS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- IH-HMO
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1993)
Residency: National Capital Consortium Graduate Medical Education (1991)
Internship: Oakland Naval Hospital (1986)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1985)
Awards
- American College of Physicians, Fellow
- American College of Rheumatology, Fellow
- District of Columbia Rheumatism Society, Member
- Dept. Head, Rheumatology, National Naval Medical Center 1995-2009
- Director of Medical Services, USNS Comfort, 1999-2003 Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, 2003-2009